Slavery and the Politics of Place: Representing the Colonial Caribbean, 1770–1833
- ISBN-10
- 1107079349
- ISBN-13
- 9781107079342
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 288
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2014-10-23
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Author
- Elizabeth A. Bohls
Description
Analyzes representations of the places of British slavery - Africa, the Caribbean, and Britain - in writings by planters, slaves and travellers.
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